COMI 2038 — - Ethical Hacking
This course is an introduction to hacking tools, techniques, and incident handling. Topics of instruction include: the evolution of hacking and penetration testing; the basics of cryptology for information security; footprinting; vulnerability scanning and exploit; wireless, web, and database attacks; malware and system exploit; traffic analysis; incident response; and defensive technologies and controls. In this course, the students will learn how to discover vulnerabilities, how to attack and defend systems, how to respond to attacks, and how to identify and design controls to prevent future attacks. This course prepares students to pass the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker certification exam. (Spring only) Lecture: 2 hours, Lab: 2 hours Prerequisite(s): CNVT 1820 or COMI 1800 or COMI 2037